Summary
Corydon Intermediate School in Corydon, Indiana, serves 487 students in grades 4–6 as part of South Harrison Com Schools, a district rated in the 74th percentile of Indiana districts with a 4-star rating. On the most recent 2025–2026 ILEARN tests, all-grade proficiency was 53.66% in English language arts, 44.72% in math, and 48.37% in science, with 5th-grade social studies at 49.46%. Chronic absenteeism was 11.3% in 2024–2025, 51.54% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending was $10,282 in 2023–2024, and the student–teacher ratio was 18:1 in 2024–2025.
English language arts is a clear strength: the school is above its district and above the state in every tested grade, and ahead of Corydon Central Junior High School, Hazelwood Middle School, Nathaniel Scribner Middle School, and North Harrison Middle School, trailing only Highland Hills Middle School. Fourth-grade math, at 60.61%, is also well above district and state. Math overall is the main concern: 5th-grade math is 33.87%, below both district and state, and all-grade math proficiency has declined for four years, from 51.45% in 2022–2023 to 44.72% in 2025–2026. Crawford County Middle School scores 53.99% in math — nearly 10 points higher — while spending considerably more per student and having a much smaller class size, though its ELA and science results trail Corydon Intermediate's.
Attendance is a standout strength: chronic absenteeism has stayed below both district and state for five straight years. Among nearby schools, only Highland Hills is lower, at 7.4%, and Corydon Central Junior High's rate jumps to 25.1%, more than double — a transition worth watching as students move into grades 7–8. Corydon Intermediate also tends to spend less than most nearby schools and run larger classes, yet still outperforms several of them, which suggests it uses its resources efficiently. The key questions for families are the multi-year math slide, the 5th-grade math gap, and what happens to attendance after the move to junior high.
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